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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (June 23, 1905)
DIVERSITY OF OPINION A3 TO CAUSE OF DEATH. CLAIM THAT ITS NECK DROKE Electric Llflht People Declare That There Could Not Have Decn Enough Electricity In the Wire to Kill the Beast Others Say It Did. .From Ttiotlny' Pnllv ' The horse which wan hilled during the afternoon at Iho corner of Fifth and Mnln streets was , according to Dr. IJHgor , veterinarian , who exam- Inoil the animal , electrocuted. 801110 question as to the inoilo of death WIIH suggested hy thw electric linemen , and the examination was made at the request of hoth the electric people and the owner. . ! . Hoiinessy. The the ory la that the horse pulled Iho wire down until It touched an oloctrlc wlro. creating n short circuit. The horse la said to have Jumped Into the wire because It waa fright ened hy a lire craclter explosion. " 1 cannot agree with the seemingly popular theory that the horse was oleclrocnted , " Hald the lineman who waa summoned after the accident. "In the first place the only wlro thai could come In contact with the guy- cable carries a very Unlit voltage not sulllclent to hill , and furthermore there waa no evidence of a burn on the brute's body , and certainly a volt- ape sulllclent to kill would produce a burn where contact waa had with the wire. The bursting of a blood vessel , or some other cause must have been responsible for hla death. " E A Bullock , owner of the olcctrlc llpht plant , who waa out of the city when the accident occurred , said to day , when he returned , that there could not have boon enough electricity In the wire to kill the horse , lie stat ed that ho had two witnesses who de clared that the animal , frightened by a firecracker , jumped ngalnsl the wlro and broke Ita neck when It fell across It Bystanders were Inclined to exon erate the electric people from respon sibility If It waa the electric current that caused death It waa no fault of the company , they said. The horse had been frightened by the shooting off of n lire cracker , and made a lunge forward on the post and cable , the weight of hla body throwing the ca ble down In contact with the Hvo wire. Whore the horse stood waa a puddle of mud which would draw the full charge of electricity through hlti body after the post had been bent down and the cable brought Into con tact \\ltb the live wire. After the ac cident the linemen handled the cable and the post without receiving a shock from the current , and to make certain tliat there should be no possibility of a similar accident In the future an a'ti ' ration was made In the wiring ' 1 he horse was left for Rome time after the accident In the street , but \\a - tlnalb moved a\\ay at the order i.f rhtef of Police llav. BLOODHOUNDS PURSUE HIM. Faimhnnd Near Beatrice Who As saults Little Girl. Uoatrlco , Neb. , .luiio 17. William Mct'onnoll , a farm hand for Carson Ilarnard , living near Fllloy , attempted criminal assault upon the 0-year-old daughter of his employer and has lied. The sheriff Is today pursuing the cul prit with bloodhounds. RAILROAD RUMOR. Wonderful Piece of Information from the West. According to the Bassott Lender there are some rumors regarding the Intention of the Northwestern In that part of the state. The Leader cred its the report to Long IMno and la to the effect that the company will in a few years straighten the track be tween Atkinson and Long Vine by building directly between the two points , thus saving seven miles. This change would leave Stuart three miles , Newport four miles , and Has- sett three miles north of the new railroad. It is also stated on what is consid ered good authority that the division between Long Pine and Clmdron Is 100 long and that the Northwestern wi'l In the near future wnke a change that will greatly Improve the opora- ti' n of train service. The plan Is to do away with the division at Long Pine and establish two new division stations , one of which will be located at Atkinson and the other at Valen tine Another rumor In circulation is that the Interstate Telephone Co. ( Wm. Kroner ) has In mind the building of a line up the Nlobrara rlvor from Spencer to Valentino. This now line will Intersect the various lines the company already has and afford ex cellent communications. RUNAWAY AT ALBION. Two Women Thrown Out and One Had Nose Broken. Albion Neb. , June 20. Special to The News : Mrs. E. J. Bate and Mrs. M J. Dwyer were thrown from a bug gy yesterday afternoon , and the latter was sorlonsoly Injured , her nose be ing broken and her head badly bruised. Mrs. nato miraculously es caped almost without injury. About -1 o'clock a negro minstrel band was playing on the street , and when the two ladies , who wore out driving , approached the plnco wlioro the miiRlclaufl were playing , their horse became frightened and com menced to run. The driver lost con trol of the animal and It tore furi ously down the street. On Fourth street near the opera house the buggy wheel struck a hydrant , wrecking the vehicle and throwing the ladles out Mia. Dwyer pitched forward Into a cement walk that 'had just been laid , nimtalnlng a broken none and badly bruised head. Wore II not for the fact ( hat the cement had boon placed In the walk during the afternoon and waa sllll soft , the force with which Mrs Dwyer was thrown would un questionably have killed her , but an It waa she escaped with n broken nose and some severe brulsea on her head , from which It la believed she will recover. Mrs. Halo waa somewhat bruised when she waa thrown from the buggy , but there waa nothing HO rlons. rlons.While the horse waa running It col tldod with another buggy In the street , wrecking that. PREMATURE CELEBRATING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. THE POLICE ORDER IT STOPPED Persons Shooting Off Firecrackers or Other Explosives Before July 3 Will be Arrested and Fined The Race Meeting Will be Good. The shooting of firecrackers on the streets of Norfolk between now and the third day of .Inly must slop. That la the order of Chief of Police Hay and the order will be enforced by arrests and a line of $10 each for the IxM'sona caught violating the ordi nance. The order leads as follows : NorfolkNeb. . , Juno 20. There la an ordinance prohibiting the dis charge of ( lrooraekors or other ex plosives on ( ho streets of the city pri or to .Inly ! 1 , and the ordinance will be enforced. Any person caught violating lating the ordinance will ho arrested and lined. The flno la $10. James Hay , Chief of Police. GOOD HORSES COMING. Chairman Johnson Says Meet Will be Best Ever Held Here. "Nothing will prevent Norfolk from having a genuinely line race meeting on the third and Fourth of July , un less It be the weather. Everything else la all ready for the biggest ami fastest race meeting that has evei been seen In this section of Nobras 1m. " That Is the opinion ofV. . II. John son , chairman of the commit lee lit charge of the races , and the word of Mr. Johnson carries enough weight with it to assure any doubtful ones that this will be a better racing meet than Norfolk knew , even In the old days , llfteen years ago. Already there are a dozen speedy horses on the track and there will bo specimens of the best Nebraska blood from all over , the state , at the Fourth of July meet. Representatives of the city will start out tomorrow with advertising posters to bo distributed over the country. Notice. Notice Is hereby given thai at a public sale for delinquent taxes held by the treasurer of Madison county , state of Nebraska , on the 2nd day of November. A. 1) . 100" . the following lesierlbed real estate , to-wlt : Lots seven and eight (7 ( and S ) of Ward's Suburban Lot addition to Nor folk In said county of Madison , was offeted for sale and was sold by said troasmor to N. A. Italnbolt for the delinquent taxes thereon for the year 11IU2 amounting to the sum of ten and 2.VIOO dollars , who received a tax sale certificate therefore which ho now owns and holds. The right to redeem said described real estate from said sale for delin quent taxes will expire on the Ilrd day of November , 19or > . Said real estate was taxed and as sessed during the years 1902 , 1901 ! and 1001 to and In the immo of F. A. While. N. A. RalnboU. Owner of Certlllcato. Letter List. Lint of letters remaining uncalled for nt the postolllco at Norfolk. Nob. . Juno 20. 1)05 ! ) : David Carlson , B. E Fields. Fran ? Grieso. Miss Zoma Hall , Mrs. J.M. Hiiblmrd. D. L. .Ton.es M. n. Ppt. D. , Mr. and Mrs. Moorlll Locke. Mr. Burn- ham Leach , Mr. Dave Miller. Mr. C. P. Mlllon , Miss Anulo Plaux.eh , Miss Al- ply Peterson , Mr. James Peters , M. C. Rasomussen , Mrs. Nyra Smith , Miss Lucy Starkey , Mr. George Thnr- man. John R. Hays. P. M. If not called for In fifteen days will bo sent to the dead letter ofllco. Parties calling for any of the above please say "advertised. " John n. Hays , P. M. Madison Notes. Frank Martin , one of ( he pioneer residents of Madison , died very snd' denly Wednesday night of apoplexy Madison people report a small tor nado cloud In the southern end of the county early in the week , it did some damage nt the far mot William Wells , Try our New York buckwheat Hour. Feed store , Pacific block. OFFICER AULT , TAKEN TO SIOUX FALLS PENITENTIARY. LOCAL INTEREST IN THE CASE A Special Train Was Run From Nor folk Last Summer , Carrying a Sur geon for the Purpose of Trying to Save the Wounded Man's Life. Policeman Ault , convicted at Fair fax Saturday of the killing of Charles Duke , alias "Kid" English , was taken through Norfolk early this morning enroute to Hloux Falls , where hogoea to enter Iho South Dakota peniten tiary to aorve a sentence of two years al hard labor on the charge of man slaughter. Ault was In charge of the flrcgory county sheriff when he went through Norfolk today. They arrived on Iho morning nonestcel train and left over the Cloux City train. The conviction of Ault baa more than ordinary Interest here , aa a spe cial train was run from Norfolk at the time of the shooting , carrying Dr. P. II. Sailer to nonesteel. with the hope that the Norfolk surgeon might be able to save the llfo of the wounded man. It was Just about n year ago now a yonr ago the last of this month that the shooting oc curred. The nonesteel rush had just begun. The first news of the affair came to Norfolk In the message from the gam blers at nonesteel , who In a very short time raised n purse of more than $ MO for the purpose of defray- | pg _ the expense of sending a special surgeon train from NorfolkDr. . Salter - tor waa at the Elk's club when the news came and within an hour a lo comotive had been steamed up and started , like n rocket , for the nose- bud town on the north. Although the train went with terrific speed. It ar rived too late to do the dying man any material good and he succumbed from Iho effect of the bullets. The train then returned to Norfolk , reachIng - Ing hero at about noon. It waa reported at that time that the gamblers , who had raised the money for paying the surgeon , had also raised a sum of $1,000 for paying the oxpenao of prosecuting Policeman Ault. Ault concealed himself In n cellar In nonesteel after the shooting but was later driven to Fairfax for safe keeping. His trial was called and postponed last summer and It was belloved It would never come up again. Young English , whoso real name was Duke , worked In a restaurant at Honesteel and was known to a num ber of Norfolk people It was alleged by some that he was a pickpocket and that he was trying to work In the crowd when ordered to stand back by the oftlcer. When Anlt whipped out n gun. the young follow grabbed It and a scullle ensued. Federal mar shals escorted English away from the platform and Ault , securing his gnu shot the boy In the back twice , as j he was being led away. WILL BE HELD IN BOYD COUNTY NEXT WEEK. AFTER THE CATTLE RUSTLERS The Cattlemen's Association is Mak Ing a Hard Fight Against Them Conroe and Lunderman to be Tried News of the Northwest. Buttc , Neb. , Juno 20. Special to The News : District court will nice iu Hoyd county next week in a spo clal term of court to try Couroo am Lundorman on a charge of cattle steal ing. The Cattlemen's association arc making a strenuous light to stop th rustling and there Is much interes in the outcome of the trial. Buttft Notes. Frank Gardner from Chndron Is i the city visiting T. S. Armstrong. Atorncy Wills of this city Is In Yanktoii , S. D. , today on business. Crops In Iloyd county have never looked bettor than they do right now. if anybody has un > harness ropiilr- Ing to do. lot him bring it in bcforo the spring season begins. Paul Nord- wig. REMEMBER THE HORSES , A Letter From "Old Billy , " a Horse , Appeals for Humanity. The following appeal for good j treatment of the poor dumb animals 1 on the Fourth of July , has boon ro- celved from Clearwntor : Dear Americans : Please change your Fourth of July and havo.lt como on the 29th of February. I am six teen years old and of all the days of ray llfo , your Fourth Is the very sad dest. You folks hnvo a good tlmo and decorate your homos and the roadways and make lots of nolso and shout and sing and seem to be so happy , but think of us poor horses. How many of us hnvo to stand help lessly tied to a hitching post from noon until midnight without food or water. I don't -see how people can en joy themselves so Immensely when they know their faithful beasts nro suffering for food and water. Last Fourth my master took his young wlfo to a celebration. Ho gave mo a light feed of oats about 10 o'clock and did not wnlor mo as It was so soon aflor breakfast. Ho tied mo to a hitching post and toft mo until mid night. How my throat did suffer for Just ono swallow of cool water as the hot sun poured down upon my back through the long afternoon. When ho and his got Into the buggy nt mid night ho gave mo n cut with the whip and hurried homo as If I had had two good feeds that afternoon and plenty of water. When wo got homo the logs and cattle were bogging for food ml water , having been neglected as mtlly ns 1. Ho watered and fed mo ut said the rest of the stock could o until morning as It would bo only our or five hours and ho had his good lothes on. Then the wtfo said , laven't wo had a most glorious tlmo , ohn ? " And ho replied , "Most glo Ions ! " Please , dear frco Americans , change t to February 29 , so It won't como BO fton. Yours for n good tlmo , Old Billy. GOVERNOR MICKEY ALLOWS CONVICT - VICT TO LIVE TWO YEARS. WAS TO HAVE HANGED TODAY At the Eve of the Execution of His Death Sentence , Frank Barker Is Granted a Stay on Account of Argu ments of His Insanity. Lincoln , Nob. , Juno 1C. Special to 'ho News : Governor Mickey yester- lay afternoon granted a two years' oprlovo In the case of Frank Darker , vho had been sentenced to hang to- lay , pending an examination as to the anlty of the murderer. Uarkor came from Hod Coud. Ho nurdorod his brother and his broth er's wlfo for the purpose of getting holr farm , and ho was found guilty ind sentenced to death. His hanging vns fixed for today. Strong pressure was brought to boar In behalf of the doomed man iml yesterday afternoon the supreme court granted a stay nl the cxccnton , o enable Barker's attorney to make irgumont as to the prisoner's Insiui- ty. Later the governor made the re- > rlovo for two years. OPERATED ON FOR APPENDICITIS William Wagner Will be Able to Re turn Home This Week. Martin Wagner has just returned Tom Omaha where he left his son , William Wagner , resting well after ils surgical operation. The son Is i prosperous young farmer of this vi cinity , unmarried , and be submitted three weeks ago to the operation for appendicitis In Omaha , lie Is In the Methodist hospital there and Is ex pected to lie able to return to his home In Norfolk the latter part of this week. Dr. Jonas performed the op eration. Try News want ads. Estimate of Expenses. The ways and moans committee submitted the estimate of expenses for the city of Norfolk , ending May 1 , 1900. General fund : " Salaries of olllcers . $3,000 Olllco supplies 100 Printing 200 Fire department 150 Streets and alloys 2,000 Miscellaneous 1,700 $7,150 Less miscellaneous re ceipts $ -150 Cash on hand 2,100 2,250 $4,000 Street light fund $1,700 Interest. Interest duo on bonds duo In 1907 $ 480 Interest on bonds due in 1911 450 Interest on bonds duo in 1911 450 Interest on bonds due in 1919 1,710 $3,000 Less amount on hand. . . . S90 $2,200 Sinking Fund To pay bonds duo In 1007 ? SOO To pay bonds duo In 1911 1,200 ' Water fund . $2,000 For repairs and extensions. . . . l.GOO Total amount to bo raised by taxation ? 12,000 Receipts for year ending May 1 , 1905. From saloon occupation tax. $ 2,750.00 From miscellaneous licenses 350.00 From dog tax 118.00 From general taxes 15,251.00 From rorul taxes , poll taxes , sidewalk repairs 1.95S.S3 $20.427.83 Receipts from water fund.$4,591.40 Paid salaries 1.015.00 Coal and Supplies 2.3S7.S7 Repairs and extensions 333.03 On hand S25.6G $1,591.40 Julius W. Hulff , City Clerk. DISPLAY BANNERS ANNOUNCE THE COMING CELEBRATION. FIREWORKS TO BE MAGNIFICENT Norfolk , With Many Other Towns In This Section of the Country , Will Help Make the Eagle Scream This Fourth Royal Day Is Planned. The bright red banners announcing that Norfolk will hold a big Fourth of July celebration , together with a two days' racing meet on July 3 and 4 , have been placed all along Norfolk avenue that stands out conspicuously and the fact of the approaching event should not bo overlooked by anyone whose eyes chance to glance down that thoroughfare. A largo number of towns in this vt chilly will celebrate the nation's birth day this year , and the eagle will scream for fair all up and down northern orn Nebraska. Among the towns which Intend to celebrate arc Pierce Crelghton , Lynch , Spencer , Fairfax Battle Crook , Oakdalo , O'Neill , Alns worth , Elgin , Woodlako , and other points that have not yet been heard from. Norfolk men In charge of the cole bratlon have arranged for the best that has over been known here There will bo a high dive of ninety foot for llfo by Prof. Thompson , car nival stunts and many other features that nro brand new. The fireworks display will bo especially good , too. The racing events on the third am Fourth of July here will be some of the best exhibitions over seen In the state. TUESDAY TOPICS. M. D. Walker was In the city iron : Pierce today. Miss Anna Weston has returned from a trip to Iowa. Frank H. Scott was In the city over night from Stanton. Frank Moore came down fron Crelghton on the early train. A. J. Durland has returned from a business trip In Knox county. Miss Nora .Toungo loft last night fo her homo In Hot Springs , S. D. G. P. Meyers from the Omaha In dlan reservation was In the city today Mrs. E. B. Reed and daughter lefi this morning for a visit to Lebanon Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Davis of Osmom' wore in the city this morning enrouti to Madison. P. M. Campbell of Brock. Nob. , 1 In the city enrouto to Woodlake , Neb on business. Dr. G. F. Bllgor was called to IIos kins today to Hosklns today to attorn : to some veterinary work. W. E. Powers of Pierce was in th city this morning , enrouto to th southern part of the state. Mrs. D. O. Stone of Hnwnrdcn , la. , arrived last night and will visit until Friday with Mrs. C. II. Brake. Mrs. Joseph Shoemaker of Omaha Is hero for a visit with her mother and sister , Mrs. H. E. Warrlck and Mrs. 13. P. Weatherby. Miss Laura Durland and Miss Nina Walker returned today from a visit to Mrs. Oscar Hauser at Nellgh. Miss Mary McCarthy of Bloomington - ton , 111. , has arrived to visit at the Carberry home for a couple of weeks. Miss Carberry and Mrs. Wolfe of Tanora , Iowa , are In the city to at tend the Donohuo-Cnrberry wedding. J. W. Robertson of Hay Springs , Neb. , and his two children , are guests nt the homo of R , D. Severns of this city. city.Master Master Arthur Henderson arrived yesterday from Chicago to spend the summer with his mother , Mrs. Eliza beth Henderson. Mrs. H. Warner of Warnervillo and her daughter-in-law , Mrs. Guy War ner of Spauldlng , Neb. , are visiting friends in the city. J. Donohuo of Omaha is In the city to attend the Donobue-Carberry wed ding tomorrow , lie Is a brother of the groom-to-be , T. J. Donahue. John Herrington , who had been looking over the country on the Bone * steel line , was in town today enrouto to his home In Dannebrog , Iowa. lie was much pleased with the country. Mrs. J. W. Armstrong of Portland , Ore. , and Miss Johanna Carberry of Blackfoot , Idaho , arrived Sunday evening to spend a month's vacation with their parents , Mr. and Mrs. P. Cnrborry. Mrs. J. W. Humphrey , who has boon nt Excelsior Springs. Mo. , for two months , is enrouto homo and will orrlvo Thursday or Friday of this week. She Is now In Omaha and hoi- son , Graham , went to that place yes terday to meet hor. Wm. H. Murray , owner of the speci men of double headed and two-tailed calf that has been mounted by Ses sions & Boll , Is hero today to take homo his freak , which may later bo exhibited. Mr. Murray formerly lived at Spencer , but is now holding down n section homestead In Rock county which ho has taken under the Klnkald law. law.Mr. Mr. and Mrs. S. II. Camay are the proud parents of a llttlo daughter. A girl baby has boon welcomed at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Emll IJrum- nuind. E. N. Vail Is moving from n cot tage on South Third street to the homo of D. S. Estnbrook. on South Ninth street. / George A. Baker , a commercial traveler , is 111 nt the Oxnard. Ho has ilways lived In the south and con- rncted a severe cold In this climate. The West Side Hose company will neot tonight at 8 o'clock In Fireman's ioJl , by order of President Jonas. Vll members are requested to attend is there is Important business to .rnnsact. Mrs. S. O. Dean has BO far recov ered from her recent serious sickness ; hat she was able to bo out doors for i short tlmo yesterday. Little change Is shown In the condition of her broth er , H. L. Spauldlng. Dr. and Mrs. A. Bear pleasantly en tertained at dinner last night , the fol lowing friends being present : Mr. und Mrs. N. A. Unlnbolt , Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bucholz , Mr. Wynn Rain- bolt , Miss Wellls. Rural Carrier Show reports that oats , barley and wheat have begun to head out on rural route No. 3. Ho says that corn Is knee high now In many places and that It will bo waist s r high by the Fourth of July. Leo Tlpton , the faithful rural free delivery carrier on route No. 1 has resigned his position and will bo suc ceeded by J. D. Cronk , formerly with i the Norfolk foundry , as soon as tha bond of Mr. Cronk can be approved. J. C. Elliott , who moved to Norfolk from Wlnslde some time ago , Is mov ing his family to Lincoln , where they expect to reside In the future. D. E. Cameron will occupy the Verges house vacated by thorn on South Tenth " § street. C. D. Jenkins has so far recovered from his serious Illness that he was considered able to stand the trip to the farm near Madison and was today taken out to the homestead where he will rest and recuperate for a month before attempting to resume his busi ness. ness.Dr. Dr. and Mrs. C.s M. Pancoast have moved to the corner of Thirteenth street and Nebraska avenue. Their now homo Is not yet completed and they are temporarily living In the barn which has been finished. They announce that they will be glad to see their friends even though the now homo Is not yet completed. The tennis court at the corner of Eleventh street and Norfolk avenue Is kept pretty busy these evenings and there Is promise of good sport among the enthusiastic racquet wield- ers. Charles Mathewson , one of the best players at the state university , Is In the city for a visit at the home of his uncle , D. Mathewson , and the contests between him and L. P. Paso- walk , who always has been good at the game , are watched with Interest. On an Island in the Piatte river only approachable by boat Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Miss Florence Belle Eads. long distance operator at the Fremont telephone exchange , and Mr. Ralph M. Jennings , bookkeeper for the Fremont stock yards company wore married by County Judge Brlggs of Dodge county. Dr. and Mrs. M. L. Townsend were witnesses. The wed ding decorations in the sylvan spot were the best that nature affords , and the partv was kept from fool friends with rice and old shoes and charivari parties unless they could musterthe , necessary boats. It was an unique affair. The tree planting at Dead wood , S. D. , that has been In charge of L. C. Miller and O. T. Swan from the Ne braska government nursery has been completed. They have planted 10,000 yellow pines and 10.000 red fir trees , the latter being planted ns an expe riment to determine whether or not this variety of pine is suitable for that altitude and climate. The trees were planted In the vicinity of Custor Peak south of Dead wood about twelve miles and the ground covered will take In some of the burned district. This work is a result of a visit of Secre tary Wilson , of the agricultural de partment , over a year ago. These trees were first started nt the govern ment nursery In Nebraska. It Is be lieved by the government employees that the trees will grow readily In this district. IT MAKES GOOD ROADS. King Method Has Secured Convert in Burr Taft. The King plan of working country roads has secured a convert. Who will bo next to stand up ? Lot the good work go on. Burr Taft ap proves the King method of treating roads Introduced by the Commercial club. Wishing to test the scheme , and with a drag of his own construc tion , ho nt his own expense went over about a mile of the road which runs past his house. Ho expresses the opinion that when the conditions are favorable this treatment can bo ap- pllod at about $1.25 a mile. Ho also states that In his opinion the King method contains the secret for Iho making of belter roads crossing the bottoms approaching this town. It Is greatly to bo hoped that our road commissioners will show the same enterprise and ability to recognize a good thing when they see It which I has been manifested by the Iowa of- | flcial8. Last night n representative of the council and an officer of the Commercial club Inspected the work done by Mr. Taft , and pronounced it good. Wo now wait for the appear ance of another man living In the country to manifest the same enter prise which Mr. Taft has shown. fc * WANTED By manufacturing cor poration , energetic , honest man to manage branch ofllce. Salary $185.00 monthly and commission minimum In vestment of $500 In stock of company required. Secretary , Box 401 , Madi son , WIs.